A Brief History of Rihanna's Glow, in Honor of Fenty Beauty's Body Lava

At a Teen People event (pour one out for that iconic, now-defunct glossy), a fresh-faced 17-year-old Rihanna showed us how the subtle shoulder 'light is done.

"SOS please someone help me" mimic Rihanna's arm highlight.

I would now like to totally request the all-over luminizer Rihanna wore on TRL.

Rihanna or Shirley Eaton in Goldfinger? The "Unfaithful" singer looked like a swinging '60s Bond Girl doppelgänger at a party.

Eleven years before making lavender highlight a thing, Rihanna predicted the hue's popularity in a fabulous purple frock, which perfectly paired with her shoulder highlight.

During the MTV VMAs, Rihanna's glittering décolletage positively radiated shimmer and good vibes.

Even though she wore a more conservative dress at a Paper Magazine party, RiRi still slathered on the highlighter.

On the red carpet, Rihanna worked her angles and shoulder/arm body glitter.

Another gold-on-gold look that's absolute heaven.

Sure, a flashbulb is perhaps the main culprit for Rihanna's flare-esque shine, but I suspect some lotion is, too.

Sophisticated shimmer: at the Brit Awards, Rihanna did the subtle, fancy English Rose version of body highlight.

This is the glow of a Grammy victor.

TBH, Rihanna's abs here have a better highlight than I do most days.

RiRi matched her golden cheekbones to her shoulders.

All I want for Christmas is Rihanna's soft bronze glow at this 2009 Grammy party.

RiRi opted for a structural dress to bring a sartorial edge to her chest highlight.

Rihanna stopped by London to turn on the Christmas lights at a shopping center, except with her glow she actually was the shopping lights.

Life lessons from Rihanna: sometimes, glitter is better from the back.

A little cleavage dew never hurt anyone!

With her blond curls and highlight to match, Rihanna looked like the embodiment of Goldilocks.

Kids, you can be whatever you want to be. Rihanna took that advice to heart and became a shimmering disco ball at the iHeartRadio Music Festival.

Hey now, hey now. Rihanna's shag and mountain of body bronzer is what '70s dreams are made of.

Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, and Ben Affleck were all GQ's Men of the Year in 2012, but at an event celebrating them, Rihanna and her just-back-from-vacation shine stole all of our attention.

Another example of back highlight done right, courtesy of the Queen herself.

Princess Rihanna, ruler of makeup.

Rihanna opted for a subtle glow at the Grammy Awards.

You'd think mermaid-blue lipstick would be the focal point of a look, but Rihanna's shoulders take center stage again with their flare-esque highlight.

To put it in clinical terms, Rihanna brought sexy back with her glistening shoulder blades.

Rihanna + Crystal pasties + arm luminizer = the only type of math problem we ever want to do.

Rihanna shined brighter than a you know what at her 2nd Annual Diamond Ball.

Rihanna won the Billboard Chart Achievement Award in 2016, and we will also give her the very official trophy for POPSUGAR's Best Body Glow.

BRB, making this photo of Rihanna's perfectly dewy skin my phone background.

At an event for Fenty Beauty, Rihanna worked her wears.

At the Grammy Awards, Rihanna achieved full disco diva status with her voluminous curls, purple eye shadow, and chic, shiny skin.